Knitting aid

ABSTRACT

A device wedges the end of crochet yarn, string or the like; inserted into a ball of yarn or other cluster this device serves as an &#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;end-finder.

United States Patent 1191 Ward Oct. 16, 1973 KNITTING AID 1,545,501 7/1925 Laird 24/1311 1,682,631 8 1928 S 1 242 125.2 X [76] Inventor: Mary Lou Ward, PO. Box 962, ay er I North Attleboro, Mass. 02761 FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS [22 Filed: Apr. 4, 1972 172,700 1/1935 Switzerland 242/172 28,853 12/1912 Great Britain 24/130 [21] Appl. No.: 241,015 454,555 10/1936 Great Britain 242/164 455,035 10/1936 Great Britain 223/103 02,51 4 S l .2 52 us. c1. 24/ss B, 24/129 B, 242/1252 2 9 and 242/125 [51] Int. Cl. F16g 11/00 [58] 1 111111 of Search 24/130, 85 B, 129 B; hammer-"Bernard Gelak 242/164, 163, 165, 172, 125.2; 223/102, 103; 206/53, 55; 135/15 PE; 33/86; 268/361; [57] ABSTRACT A device wedges the end of crochet yarn, string or the [56] References Cited like; inserted into a ball of yarn or other cluster this UNITED STATES PATENTS devlce serves as an end-finder. 1,639,226 8/1927 Haines 223/103 1 Claim, 3 Drawing Figures Patented Oct. 16, '1973 FIG. 2

. KNITTING AID This invention relates to knitting aids more particularly to yarn-handling devices.

A principal object of this invention is to provide a device having a keyed slot for wedging the end of the yarn.

Another object of this invention is to provide a device which is shaped for easy insertion into a ball of yarn.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device that is pleasant and easy to use and, being a simple plastic form, is inexpensive.

These and other objects will be readily evident upon a study of the following specification and the accompanying drawing wherein:

FIG. 1 is a front view.

FIG. 2 is a side view.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the knitting aid in use.

Referring to the figures, the knitting aid is a flat piece of material, preferably plastic, having an opening 12 shaped in a key slot form in which a narrow section 13 opens to a hole 14. The outline of the device is preferably rounded as at 15, from which a necked portion 16 extends.

In use, end 17 of yarn 18 is passed through hole 14 a short distance. The yarn is then pulled into section 13 where it is pinched. The device, now securing the yarn end, is pushed into the ball of yarn. When the yarn is next picked up, the yarn end is quickly located and ex tracted.

What I claim is:

1. A Knitting Aid, for quickly locating the end of a ball of yarn each time that the yarn is to be used, the knitting aid comprising a flat member made of plastic or equivalent material and which is tapered to a rounded point at one longitudinal and for easy insertion into said ball of yarn, said member having an enlarged circular area at its opposite longitudinal end, and a narrow slot through a longitudinal intermediate portion of said member, said slot having an enlarged circular portion at its one end for easy insertion of said yarn therein and then drawing said yarn into a narrow portion of said slot. 

1. A Knitting Aid, for quickly locating the end of a ball of yarn each time that the yarn is to be used, the knitting aid comprising a flat member made of plastic or equivalent material and which is tapered to a rounded point at one longitudinal and for easy insertion into said ball of yarn, said member having an enlarged circular area at its opposite longitudinal end, and a narrow slot through a longitudinal intermediate portion of said member, said slot having an enlarged circular portion at its one end for easy insertion of said yarn therein and then drawing said yarn into a narrow portion of said slot. 